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desolate

 

[ หˆdษ›sษ™lษ™t ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling

Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.

Synonyms

forlorn, isolated, lonely

Examples of usage

  • He looked around the desolate room, feeling a sense of emptiness.
  • The desolate landscape stretched out before him, devoid of any signs of life.
Context #2 | Adjective

place

Empty and lacking in liveliness.

Synonyms

barren, bleak, deserted

Examples of usage

  • The desolate streets were eerily quiet in the early hours of the morning.
  • The desolate village had been abandoned long ago.

Translations

Translations of the word "desolate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desolado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคœเคกเคผเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verlassen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terpencil

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟัƒัั‚ะพัˆะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ opuszczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่’ๆถผใจใ—ใŸ (kลryล to shita)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉsolรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desolado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ฤฑssฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ™ฉ๋Ÿ‰ํ•œ (hwangnyanghan)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ูˆุญุด

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ opuลกtฤ›nรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ opustenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่’ๅ‡‰็š„ (huฤngliรกng de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ osamljen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ eyรฐilegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑะปะฐะทั‹า“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™rk edilmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desolado

Etymology

The word 'desolate' originated from the Latin word 'desolatus', which means 'abandoned' or 'solitary'. Over time, it has come to represent a sense of emptiness, loneliness, and abandonment. The concept of desolation has been explored in various literary works, often symbolizing a profound emotional or physical emptiness.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,934, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.